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Job Growth Slows for Both Women and Men
Job Growth Slows for Both Women and Men

Job Growth Slows for Both Women and Men

According to analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) women gained 25,000 (28 percent) of the new jobs added in March, while men gained 63,000 (72 percent). According to the April employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), job growth overall improved at a slower pace in March compared to the previous month, with 88,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls.

April 8, 2013|Categories: Press Releases|

Women in West Virginia Face Large Wage Gap, Disproportionate Poverty
Women in West Virginia Face Large Wage Gap, Disproportionate Poverty

Women in West Virginia Face Large Wage Gap, Disproportionate Poverty

A recently released report, The Status of Women and Girls in West Virginia, shows women in the state have made gains in education and entrepreneurship, but still face disproportionate levels of poverty and a gaping gender wage gap. This report was written by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) in collaboration with the West Virginia Women’s Commission (WVWC).

April 5, 2013|Categories: Press Releases|

Wage Gap Will Take 45 Years to Close, No Progress Since Last Year

New research from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds that, at the current pace of progress, the wage gap between working men and women will not close until the year 2057. This updates previous research from IWPR showing that the wage gap would close in 2056 because slow progress in recent years moves the goal for equality one year further away.

April 5, 2013|Categories: Press Releases|

Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act

Heidi Hartmann is president of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research . Updated March 31, 2013, 6:26 PM Getting paid fairly for the work you do is tough for almost everyone, but a few things going on in the United States labor market make it [...]

April 2, 2013|Categories: Press Hits|

Tips for Going to College as a Single Parent

College is hard to get through, but throw a baby into the mix and it becomes even tougher . According to the Institute for Women's Policy Research, a nonprofit think tank in Washington, D.C., approximately 1 out of 4 undergraduate students has a dependent of [...]

April 2, 2013|Categories: Press Hits|

Growing Green Economy Lacks Women, Despite Higher Earnings and Lower Wage Gap

New research by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) provides the first ever state-by-state estimates of women’s share of green jobs in the United States, and finds a smaller wage gap in the green economy overall.

April 2, 2013|Categories: Press Releases|

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